Read Local

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver. A book, a blog, recipes and stories. This book inspired me to grow my first tomatoes and make my own cheese!

Plenty: The 100-Mile Diet, Alisa Smith and J.B. McKinnon. Another book-and-a-blog, this is an amusing and often heartfelt story of the triumphs and challenges of eating locally in Vancouver, BC.

Coming Home to Eat, Gary Paul Nabhan. A dedicated locavore, Gary Nabhan writes, lectures and works tirelessly to promote & save local food networks. Not only does he talk the talk – this hard-core locavore packs dry-roasted grasshoppers as plane snacks and contemplates the legality of eating road-kill javelina from his home in Arizona.

Homegrown: Pure & Simple, Michel Nischan. Nischan is a world-renowed chef who is dedicated to fresh, locally-produced, flavorful and healthful meals. He lives & cooks in Connecticut so this cookbook is a great resource for Northeast-local cooking.

Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser. A book and a movie, this one will make you want to know where your food comes from!